Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-24

get on raster i IS lU;Su already. Sup
pose ws say that by the necessity OF the
| case ! am convinced the money Is here in the
hodse and that you by the necessities Of the
ras~ are compelled to believe that It Is in the
/ city But, to save valuable time. you agree
to waive the point of dispute on my assur-
ance hat # you will listen further you may
[ see reason to modify your belief, and | agree
/ not 10 ask you ans more questions about your
| boots, or draw inferences from the answers
I you have already gwen about them Do you
/ accept tbatf'
Il accept 1t, though must say'-
/ "For the love OF brevity, make no more e1
| ceptions, time is fitting too fast. Can yc,
not allow mo TO say what have to say, amt
! you remain quiet; and then You say what you
! have 10 say. and I remain quietr
Very easily 1t was you that interrupted
| me. you remember. But let that pass; l am
listening with hundred ears"
! oh, very well, then Here we arr But
] had better begin Mt the first Your house,
/ as I have intimated, has been pretty thor
oughly searched. I enterel il, MIR Bradley,
soon after you left it, and have been at work
ever since. and ] was not afraid Of Mrs.
Bradley's returning, because the habits of
your family have been a subject Of quite close
study 10 ME for some months, and I knew
that when Mrs. Bradley went in town she
always spent the day there. knew also that
the children were away in the country, and
that your wife was herself keeping house dur.
ing their absence. You perceive that I an
posted"
-Very much SO"
Yes 1t Is a good part Of year since
began watching your monthly trips to the
factory. Some slip was sure to come for
that is human nature. At last human ma
ture repaid my trust, and l caught you nap.
ping"
How guilty YOU make me feell suppose
that you deem yourself an instrument ap-
pointed by the angelic powers to find out
wicked rashiersr
Not as bad as that; I will call myself
simply a burglar, and leave the angelic pow
ers ~ the modern business man. Well, as
was saying, | searched your house pretty
thoroughly. fcond find no money. and WAS
about to renounce my task, when, my eye
resting on this telephone. the conception Of
consulting you about the matter nashssi
through my mind. II seemed a venturesome
experiment, but I rung up the central Office,
got connected with you, and here We are
talking the matter over quietly. shall soon
be through now. VIII you continue listen
ingf
Il am all attention"
Good knew you were . man Of quick
wits. and that probably you would refuse to
admit that the money is here so l made few
preparatory arrangements before calling you
at the telephone. In fact, foresa~ should
have Ia compel yon in some way TO reveal the
hiding place of that money; and this, Mr..
Bradley is the disagreeable part Of my task
I have never burned house down before,
but my mind is made up to burn yours down
now unless you reveal to me right away
where that money is hidden. Yes, sir. |
have Just brought up several armsfu Of kind
ling wood from the cellar, and have piled it
in the hallway and wet it with a can Of kero-
sene, so that it can all lie touched off in rniu-
ute. Now. without multiplying words
without multiplying words, Smith, defy
you. Light the house, If you want to. You
have got hold of the wrong man this time
yes, indeed
"Flddlesticksr How you jump at conclu
sionl Can't you let me finish before you ex-
plodei Perhaps I'm not as dreadful as you
think
-Finishl-yes. II you ever will Are you
aware that You have been half an hour com
ing to the pointr
"A half hour Of interruptions"
"Well well. henceforth am silent Let US
by all means get through with this business
You have thoroughly searched my house. and
you have piled up several armfrls OF kind
ling wood in the hall, with kerosene on It,
ready to touch of in a minute; and here We
are. as you say, quietly talking the matter
over. What comes nextf
burning of your house, Mr. Bradley. seems
quite needless, as well as disadvantageous to
us both Here is the case: On the one hand
If you refuse to give up the money, and com.
pei me to burn the house, you'll lose both the
house and the money. On the other hard, II
you sensibly tell me where the greenbacks
are hidden, You will lose the money, it is true.
but ycu will save the house. In either case.
the money is lost; you cannot save your EN-.
ployer's funds. whatever you do. and you
have simply To put that question aside Well,
put it aside 1t now only remains for you to
decide whether you will save your bouse or
lose it, and offer you that alternative
Does it appear a very difficult question 70 de
eide uponi"
Smith. you were made for . logician. not
q burglar. Your statement Of the case quite
'esenio'es lawyer c',ei' an" peiore you so
any 'uftnei ! snouiu Ike 70 ASK YOU III
may. whether your occupation has always
been what 1t is at present. for you do not
'aIk Ike sn-ah ~
"a" ou'ia"' .
es' 'na's IN pam 'ahsuase "nas
II tna. has o'ousut you 70 the pass OF p'hhs
up Aihui'iie "ooc IN otner. peoples houses
anu 'niea.eihs .neu' VII" eonnagIa''oh
after 'nn'S iii'hu'es statement VI aterha-
uNe.'
sense Oh nu''ior. p'u 'ne eosurdity OF
Tue "or'u ana It's conventions never strike
you' ! was oorh WIN ali unusual oose OF
'naI
pu. .nere Is imprisonment Tor me- ana
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